I am a
publisher looking for a distributor, whom should I contact?
I
have a manuscript I would like to have published, whom do I contact?
How do I contact one of your
publishers?
Which sales agencies do you deal
with?
If your query is not answered here please contact us.
Also see Customer Services FAQs.
I am a publisher looking for a distributor, whom should I contact?
As a rule we can generally only consider a publisher with a list of at least 100 titles and a healthy ongoing publishing programme. If this description fits you please email Matthew Hogg, and request a questionnaire.
Download a pdf of our latest leaflet '8 Reasons Why Publishers Choose MDL'.
MDL are able to work in partnership with MPS Technologies (also part of the Macmillan group) to offer a total fulfilment package. MPS Technologies offer the full range of back office services to journal publishers. Services include fulfilment of print and on-line subscriptions, COUNTER compliant usage statistical analysis, manuscript submission/management as well as an advanced content hosting and delivery system with an integrated access control system to support a variety of existing and emerging business models.
Read about MDL's cutting edge sales analysis system, aka MIDAS (pdf file).
I have a manuscript I would like to have published, whom do I contact?
We distribute a wide variety of publishers so check out Macmillan Publishers and Client Publishers to find out what types of books they publish. Different publishers have different approaches to accepting unsolicited manuscripts. You can see the guidelines to some of our publishers via these links:
PanMacmillan
Palgrave Macmillan
Macmillan
Education
Macmillan
New Writing - a Macmillan imprint which publishes new
authors
Nature
Publishing Group
Accent
Press (click on submission guideline)
Barrington
Stoke
Bloomsbury
Publishing
Foulsham
Jessica Kingsley
Jones
and Bartlett
Murdoch Books
PhP
Ryland,
Peters and Small
Walker Books
If the publisher you are interested in seeing your manuscript
is not included here please contact the appropriate person on email, as detailed in Macmillan Publishers and Client Publishers.
How do I contact one of your publishers?
Please contact the MDL contact listed in Macmillan Publishers and Client Publishers initially, and they will pass your message onto the publisher.
Which Sales Agencies do you deal with?
We deal with a variety of sales teams and agencies including the following:
Pan Macmillan SalesBrunel Road
Houndmills
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 6XS
Tel: 01256 302704
Amalgamated Book Services Ltd
Suite 1
Royal Star Arcade
High Street
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1JL
Tel: 01622 764555 Signature Books
PO Box 12
York
YO1 7WD
Tel: 01904 633633
Compass DSA
Unit 13
Progress Business Centre
Whittle Parkway
Burnham
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 6DQ
Tel: 01628 559500
Gunnar Lie & Associates
3 Linkside
New Malden
Surrey
KT3 4LA
Tel: 0208 605 1097
Repforce Ireland
7 Seapoint Terrace
Irishtown
DUBLIN 4
EIRE
Tel: 00 353 1 280 1552
Bounce Sales & Marketing Ltd
14 Greville Street
London
EC1N 8SB
Tel: 02071 383 650